Luton Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · East of England · 48 seats in 20 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Luton Council is run by a Liberal Democrats / Independent / Conservative coalition. The council has 48 councillors in 20 wards. Seats by party: Labour 21, Lib Dem 13, Other 8, Conservative 3, Green 2, Reform 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Liberal Democrats / Independent / Conservative Coalition

48 seats - 25 for a majority

Reform 1Labour 21Conservative 3Lib Dem 13Green 2Other 8

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +8 Green +2 Reform +1 Lib Dem −2 Labour −9

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (48 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour47.5%30

Lib Dem34.7%15

Conservative9.9%3

Other6.7%0

Reform1.1%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 48 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 21

4 short of the 25 needed for a majority

Closest result

Round Green

Lib Dem won the last seat by 14 votes over Labour, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Wigmore

Reform gain from Lib Dem, 2 April 2026 (5 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

56%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 20 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Barnfield Anwar Malik, Amjid Ali, David Franks	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 52.1% lead 15.9 pts
Beech Hill Javed Hussain, Rehana Malik, Rumi Chowdhury	4 May 2023 Labour 69.3% lead 38.6 pts
Biscot Tahmina Saleem, Zanib Raja	4 May 2023 Labour 33.3% lead 8.0 pts
Bramingham John Baker, Stuart Miller, Aziz Ambia	4 May 2023 Conservative 55.6% lead 11.2 pts
Central Mohammed Hanif, Fatima Begum	4 May 2023 Labour 61.3% lead 42.2 pts
Challney Tom Shaw, Basit Mahmood, Khtija Malik	4 May 2023 Labour 70.6% lead 41.2 pts
Dallow Alia Khan, Mohammed Farooq	4 May 2023 Labour 64.0% lead 28.0 pts
Farley Dave Taylor, Javeria Hussain, Mahmood Hussain	4 May 2023 Uncontested
High Town James Taylor, Umme Ali	4 May 2023 Labour 45.1% lead 19.9 pts
Leagrave Maria Lovell, Francis Steer	4 May 2023 Labour 52.7% lead 17.0 pts
Lewsey Yarun Begum, Hazel Simmons	4 May 2023 Labour 70.9% lead 51.8 pts
Northwell Babatunde Ajisola, Amy Nicholls, Robert Roche	4 May 2023 Labour 55.7% lead 29.3 pts
Poets Jacqui Burnett, Aslam Khan	4 May 2023 Labour 55.1% lead 10.2 pts
Round Green Gillian Fry, Zahoor Ahmed	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 49.1% lead 6.8 pts
Saints Saima Hussain, Shahanara Naser, Ghulam Abbas	4 May 2023 Labour 57.6% lead 15.2 pts
South Steve Stephens, Charmaine Isles	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 52.4% lead 4.8 pts
Stopsley Richard Underwood, Matt Fry, Nigel Marshall	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 77.6% lead 55.2 pts
Sundon Park Steve Moore, Clive Mead	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 58.3% lead 16.6 pts
Vauxhall Lee Bridgen, Terry Keens	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 67.9% lead 35.8 pts
Wigmore Adrees Latif, James Fletcher	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 82.9% lead 65.8 pts

Barnfield

Amjid Ali Lib DemAnwar Malik Lib DemDavid Franks Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem52.1%

Labour36.2%

Conservative11.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David George Franks Elected	Lib Dem	1,690
Jeff Petts Elected	Lib Dem	1,627
Amjid Ali Elected	Lib Dem	1,551
Shahriar Ahmed	Labour	1,174
Sameera Saleem	Labour	956
Anwar Haque	Labour	932
Alex Dearden	Conservative	378
Dr Sam Deekue	Conservative	371
Zahid Mohmand	Conservative	274

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 26 September 2024

Lib Dem63.5%

Labour17.4%

Conservative11.4%

Green6.0%

Independent1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anwar Malik Elected	Lib Dem	1,169	63.5%
Karen Roy	Labour	321	17.4%
Ash Ali	Conservative	209	11.4%
Edward Carpenter	Green	110	6.0%
Marc Scheimann	Independent	32	1.7%

Beech Hill

Javed Hussain IndependentRehana Malik IndependentRumi Chowdhury Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour69.3%

Lib Dem30.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rumi Chowdhury Elected	Labour	2,158
Javed Iqbal Hussain Elected	Labour	2,127
Rehana Malik Elected	Labour	1,928
Md Mahbubul Karim	Lib Dem	958
Adrees Latif	Lib Dem	947
Ghulam Rabbani Javed	Lib Dem	737

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Biscot

Tahmina Saleem LabourZanib Raja Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour33.3%

Independent25.3%

Independent22.8%

Lib Dem18.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Zanib Raja Elected	Labour	937
Tahmina Saleem Elected	Labour	929
Fazilat Ali-Khan	Independent	713
Tipu Moheeuddin	Independent	643
Shahin Uddin	Lib Dem	525
Junaid Malik	Lib Dem	431

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bramingham

Aziz Ambia ConservativeJohn Baker ConservativeStuart Miller Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative55.6%

Labour44.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stuart John Miller Elected	Conservative	1,601
John David Baker Elected	Conservative	1,529
Aziz Ambia Elected	Conservative	1,463
Desmond Paul Edward Billington	Labour	1,279
Bodrul Amin	Labour	1,268
Mehmood Khan	Labour	1,171

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Central

Fatima Begum LabourMohammed Hanif Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour61.3%

Independent19.1%

Lib Dem11.9%

Independent7.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Fatima Begum Elected	Labour	626
Mohammed Yaqub Hanif Elected	Labour	447
Belal Ahmed	Independent	195
Abid Aziz	Lib Dem	122
Amir Aziz	Lib Dem	110
Anwar Hussain	Independent	78

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Challney

Basit Mahmood LabourKhtija Malik IndependentTom Shaw Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour70.6%

Lib Dem29.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Basid Mahmood Elected	Labour	1,572
Khtija Ghaus Malik Elected	Labour	1,562
Tom Shaw Elected	Labour	1,546
Mohammed Javid	Lib Dem	654
Shahid Zaman	Lib Dem	593
Farzana Ahktar	Lib Dem	587

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dallow

Alia Khan LabourMohammed Farooq Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour64.0%

Lib Dem36.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mohammed Farooq Elected	Labour	1,101
Alia Khan Elected	Labour	1,059
Basharat Hussain	Lib Dem	619
Abbas Hussain	Lib Dem	492

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Farley

Dave Taylor LabourJaveria Hussain LabourMahmood Hussain Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Uncontested. Elected: Dave Taylor (Labour), Haversian Hussain (Labour), Mahmood Hussain (Labour).

High Town

James Taylor LabourUmme Ali Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour45.1%

Independent25.2%

Independent16.6%

Conservative13.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
James John Taylor Elected	Labour	798
Umme Ali Elected	Labour	783
John Rodney French	Independent	446
Mohammed Shahid	Independent	294
Lesley Ann Hill	Conservative	231

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Leagrave

Francis Steer LabourMaria Lovell Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour52.7%

Conservative35.7%

Reform11.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Maria Freda Lovell Elected	Labour	1,020
Francis Steer Elected	Labour	842
Ifthekher Alom	Conservative	692
Malik Azad Nikyalvi	Conservative	465
James Aaron Fletcher	Reform	224

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Lewsey

Hazel Simmons LabourYarun Begum Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour70.9%

Conservative19.1%

Independent10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hazel Marie Simmons Elected	Labour	1,008
Yarun Begum Elected	Labour	912
Edward Carpenter	Conservative	272
Afia Parveen	Independent	142

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Northwell

Amy Nicholls LabourBabatunde Ajisola LabourRobert Roche Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour55.7%

Conservative26.4%

Reform9.2%

Independent8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Robert James Roche Elected	Labour	1,400
Amy Jane Alexandra Nicholls Elected	Labour	1,397
Babatunde Ajisola Elected	Labour	1,306
Philip James Turner	Conservative	664
Ash Ali	Conservative	520
Shashi Ravi Suman Rudrangi	Conservative	482
Jim Cohen	Reform	231
Anwar Hussain	Independent	217

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Poets

Aslam Khan ConservativeJacqui Burnett Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour55.1%

Lib Dem44.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jacqui Burnett Elected	Labour	919
Aslam Khan Elected	Labour	866
Taimoor Ali	Lib Dem	749
Evaline Omondi	Lib Dem	692

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Round Green

Gillian Fry Lib DemZahoor Ahmed Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem49.1%

Labour42.3%

Conservative8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gillian Frances Fry Elected	Lib Dem	910
Zahoor Ahmed Elected	Lib Dem	799
Raja Khan	Labour	785
Yasmin Waheed	Labour	682
Saiful Choudhury	Conservative	160
Mohammed Eaoyor Shaikh	Conservative	136

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Saints

Ghulam Abbas LabourSaima Hussain IndependentShahanara Naser Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour57.6%

Lib Dem42.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Saima Hussain Elected	Labour	1,630
Ghulam Abbas Elected	Labour	1,594
Shahanara Naser Elected	Labour	1,525
Anwar Malik	Lib Dem	1,202
Summara Khurshid	Lib Dem	1,187
Baber Hussain	Lib Dem	1,078

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

South

Charmaine Isles LabourSteve Stephens Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem52.4%

Labour47.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Stevens Elected	Lib Dem	710
Charmaine Isles Elected	Labour	645
Deborah Abisole Abodunrin-Olokode	Lib Dem	602
David Kwaku Agbley	Labour	589

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Stopsley

Matt Fry Lib DemNigel Marshall Lib DemRichard Underwood Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem77.6%

Labour22.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Underwood Elected	Lib Dem	2,185
David Hesketh Wynn Elected	Lib Dem	2,142
Nigel John Marshall Elected	Lib Dem	2,137
Shajarul Islam	Labour	629
Imtiaz Ahmed	Labour	596
Sadiqul Choudhury	Labour	593

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 4 September 2025

Lib Dem41.3%

Reform36.2%

Labour11.1%

Conservative6.7%

Green3.8%

Independent0.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matt Fry Elected	Lib Dem	935	41.3%
Jim Cohen	Reform	820	36.2%
Moazzem Hussain	Labour	251	11.1%
Roger Donald Harry Nichols	Conservative	152	6.7%
Edward Carpenter	Green	87	3.8%
Marc Scheimann	Independent	19	0.8%

Sundon Park

Clive Mead Lib DemSteve Moore Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem58.3%

Labour41.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Barry Moore Elected	Lib Dem	1,010
Clive Richard Mead Elected	Lib Dem	962
Deanne Johnson	Labour	722
Masood Akhtar	Labour	630

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Vauxhall

Lee Bridgen Lib DemTerry Keens Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem67.9%

Labour32.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Terry David Keens Elected	Lib Dem	893
Lee Mark Bridgen Elected	Lib Dem	868
Shana Begum	Labour	422
Bobby Thomas	Labour	389

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wigmore

Adrees Latif Lib DemJames Fletcher Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem82.9%

Labour17.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Claire Gallagher Elected	Lib Dem	1,809
Alan Michael Skepelhorn Elected	Lib Dem	1,760
Raja Naveed Ahmed	Labour	374
Bames Mayunga	Labour	338

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 2 April 2026

Reform32.9%

Lib Dem30.4%

Green19.6%

Labour9.7%

Conservative6.6%

Independent0.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Aaron Fletcher Elected	Reform	576	32.9%
George Neculaiu	Lib Dem	533	30.4%
Carolyn Jayne Cottier	Green	344	19.6%
Georgia Marcantonio	Labour	170	9.7%
Sam Choudhury	Conservative	116	6.6%
Marc Scheimann	Independent	13	0.7%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

11 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Barnfield	David Franks	Lib Dem 2023	Independent
Beech Hill	Javed Hussain	Labour 2023	Independent
Beech Hill	Rehana Malik	Labour 2023	Independent
Beech Hill	Rumi Chowdhury	Labour 2023	Green
Bramingham	Stuart Miller	Conservative 2023	Independent
Challney	Khtija Malik	Labour 2023	Independent
Challney	Tom Shaw	Labour 2023	Independent
Lewsey	Yarun Begum	Labour 2023	Green
Northwell	Robert Roche	Labour 2023	Independent
Poets	Aslam Khan	Labour 2023	Conservative
Saints	Saima Hussain	Labour 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

5 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
2 April 2026	Wigmore	Reform gain from Lib Dem	32.9%
4 September 2025	Stopsley	Lib Dem hold	41.3%
26 September 2024	Barnfield	Lib Dem hold	63.5%
26 September 2024	Wigmore	Lib Dem hold	54.6%
4 August 2022	Dallow	Labour hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Luton North	53%	Labour	Labour 34%
Luton South and South Bedfordshire	47%	Labour	Labour 31%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Luton

225,259 residents in 78,978 households

Voted Leave in 2016

56% 4 above GB

Degree or higher

30% 4 below GB

No qualifications

23% 5 above GB

Own their home

54% 7 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

16% 1 below GB

Rent privately

29% 9 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

37% 6 above GB

Aged 65 and over

15% 7 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.